by Marian Parsons | Jan 29, 2010 | crafts, Tutorials
I was asked if I would do a gold leaf tutorial and I was happy to share how easy and effective this process is. I purchased an entire armload of large, dated frames at an auction for a quarter. I was not quite sure what I was going to do with them at the time, but...
by Marian Parsons | Dec 19, 2022 | Antiques, Favorite Things
“Well, you definitely got into the right business.” My mom has said this to me many times over my 13+ years of writing this blog. She knows I love happy surprises, mail, and gifts and, in this weird little line of work, I get some of the best mail. It...
by Marian Parsons | Nov 23, 2022 | 1970 home renovation, All Things Home, Antiques, Kitchen, My House
The kitchen will be our next big project in the house and I can’t wait to tackle this space. As I’ve shared before, it’s a bit of an awkward room that is sort of a U-shape. One side of the U is a hallway that leads to the pantry (the door to the...
by Marian Parsons | Oct 7, 2022
My Maryland Home Tour We purchased a 1970 brick ranch house in Washington County, Maryland in September of 2022. This wasn’t the home I envisioned us purchasing, but we thought it was a little gem that needed the kind of updating we were eager to do. We have...
by Marian Parsons | Jul 7, 2022 | All Things Home
A few people have asked what I kept and what I sold from our MN house, so I thought I would put it all in one post. Not only will it be a nice recap, but it’ll also give me a place to reference when we’re unpacking our stuff and I feel like I’m...